Those who completed the two-dose regimen for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely need a third shot within 12 months, CEO Albert Bourla said. There is also a chance people will…
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US halts use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot cases
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending a pause in the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
Read More US halts use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot casesSubstances behind strange illness in Kano laced with poison – NAFDAC
Ebun Francis| The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed that substances behind strange illness in Kano state were laced with “hydroxylamine” — a chemical used…
Read More Substances behind strange illness in Kano laced with poison – NAFDACSouth African variant may evade protection from Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in…
Read More South African variant may evade protection from Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study saysUncertainty over Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine lingers as UK, Italy, Belgium restrict use
As uncertainty over the overall safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine jab continues, three European countries, UK, Italy, and Belgium announced the restriction of its use following link between the vaccine…
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